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Jörg Hube

1943 – 2009

German actor and director

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Lived 1943 – 2009 (aged 65). Jörg Hube was a German cabaret performer, stage actor, film actor, actor, film director and television actor.

Jörg Hube (22 November 1943 – 19 June 2009) was a German actor and director. He died of cancer. He was buried at the Winthir Cemetery in Munich. His estate has been cared for since 2011 at the Munich literary archive Monacensia, which also organizes an exhibition of the estate.

Theatre Some of Hube's roles:

1973 in Plenzdorf's Die neuen Leiden des jungen W., München 1974 in Brecht's Die heilige Johanna der Schlachthöfe 1978 in Widmer's Nepal, München 1981 in Mitterer's Kein Platz für Idioten, München 1985 in Bauern sterben, München 1994 as Klosterbruder in Lessing's Nathan der Weise, München 1995 as Franz Schritt in Kroetz' Bauerntheater, München 1998 as Puntila in Brecht's Herr Puntila und sein Knecht Matti, München 1998 in Ringsgwandl's König Ludwig II. – Die volle Wahrheit 1999 as Polymestor in Euripides' Hekabe, München

Films and television programmes 1972: 1972–81: Das feuerrote Spielmobil (as Herr Koch) 1976: Der Fall Bundhund (as Bundhund) 1976: Tatort: Wohnheim Westendstraße (as Bauführer) 1977: Tatort: Schüsse in der Schonzeit (as Wirt Dirscherl) 1979: Blauer Himmel, den ich nur ahne (as Ludwig Thoma) 1980: Tatort: Der Zeuge (as Kommissar Paul Enders) 1981: Der Gerichtsvollzieher (as Florian Kreittmayer) 1982: Tatort: (as Straub) 1982: Die Weiße Rose (as Oberregierungsrat) 1983: Monaco Franze, episode 8: Macht's nur so weiter! (as Herr Röhrl) 1984: Heimat (as Otto Wohlleben) 1986: The Old Fox: Das Attentat (as Taxifahrer) 1987: Die Hausmeisterin (as Tankstellenbesitzer) 1987: The Hothouse (as Frost-Forrestier) 1988: Der Schwammerlkönig (as Champignonzüchter Antl) 1989: Löwengrube – Die Grandauers und ihre Zeit (in the first four episodes as Ludwig Grandauer, then as his son Karl Grandauer) 1994: Polizeiruf 110: Gespenster (as Polizeipräsident) 1995: Transatlantis 1996: (as Kriminalrat Ludwig Mayerhofer) 1997: (as Johann Burgschwaiger) 1998: Kreuzwege (as Achatius Achaz) 1999: Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari: Tod eines Königs (as Bachhaus) 1999: (as Oberster Richter) 2000: Café Meineid: Nimmer schee (as Hans Ferdl) 2002: Café Meineid: Schnee von gestern (as Paul Bachleitner) 2004: The Old Fox: Ein mörderisches Geheimnis (as Martin Brand) 2005: Sophie Scholl – The Final Days (as Robert Scholl) 2007: Das große Hobeditzn (as Korbinian Hobeditz) 2008: Tatort: Der oide Depp (as Robert 'Roy' Esslinger) 2008: (as Petrus) 2009: Franzi (as Franz Ostermeier) 2009: Polizeiruf 110: Klick gemacht (as Hauptkommissar Friedrich Papen)

Awards 1982 German Kleinkunstpreis in the Sparte Cabaret 1992 and 1993 Adolf-Grimme-Prize 1993 Theatre Prize of the Capital of Munich 1996 German Kabarettpreis, First Prize 1997 Prix Pantheon Category Reif & Bekloppt 1999 Schwabinger Art Award Honorary Prize 2000 Oberbayerischer Culture Prize 2009 Bayerischer Honorary Kabarettpreis

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Important facts

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Cabaret performer, stage actor, film actor, actor, film director, television actor
Nationality
Awards
Bavarian Order of Merit; Ernst Hoferichter Prize; Bavarian Stand-up Comedian Award; Bayerischer Poetentaler; Ludwig Thoma Medal; German cabaret prize; Schwabing Art Prize

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Jörg Hube?

German actor and director (1943–2009)

When was Jörg Hube born?

Jörg Hube was born on 22 November 1943 in Neuruppin.

When did Jörg Hube die?

Jörg Hube died on 19 June 2009 in Munich.

What was Jörg Hube's occupation?

Jörg Hube was a cabaret performer, stage actor, film actor, actor, film director and television actor.

What nationality was Jörg Hube?

Jörg Hube was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jörg Hube

· Wikidata: Q100028

· DBpedia: Jörg Hube

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